Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-8645: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2016-772)

Free InsightVM Trial No Credit Card Necessary
Watch Demo See how it all works
Back to Search

Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-8645: Security patch for kernel (ALAS-2016-772)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
11/27/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/09/2016
Modified
10/14/2022

Description

The TCP stack in the Linux kernel before 4.8.10 mishandles skb truncation, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application that makes sendto system calls, related to net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c and net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel

References

  • RHSA-2017:1842
  • RHSA-2017:2077
  • RHSA-2017:2669
  • ALAS-2016-772
  • 94264
  • 1037285
  • CVE-2016-8645
  • USN-3161-1
  • USN-3161-2
  • USN-3161-3
  • USN-3161-4
  • USN-3162-1
  • USN-3162-2
  • USN-3290-1
  • DLA-772-1
View more

insightVM

Advanced vulnerability management analytics and reporting.
Key Features
Free InsightVM Trial View All Features

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;